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title: "File Collections"
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updated: 2024-04-16T11:16:18Z
published: 2024-04-16T11:16:17Z
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# File Collections

### General

File collections are collections of files such as external files or report documents which are valid in the context of the execution of a single [Task](/release35/docs/tasks). They can be used to group files together and distribute them.

          
          

> **Example:** Suppose you have a [Task](/release35/docs/tasks) in which you create a report document using a [Create Report Document Action](/release35/docs/create-report-document) and you want to distribute the created report document and an additional external file (e.g. marketing material) by e-mail. In such a scenario, you can create a file collection, add the report document and the external file to the collection and then distribute the file collection by e-mail.

### Properties

Every file collection has the following properties:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The name of the file collection. |
| Content | A collection of files which are contained in the file collection. |

### Managing File Collections

#### Creating a File Collection

To create a file collection, you have to add a [Create File Collection Action](/release35/docs/create-file-collection) to the [Task](/release35/docs/tasks) in which you want to use the file collection. The file collection has to be created before you do anything else with the collection (e.g. adding content to the file collection). #### Managing Content of a File Collection You can use the following actions to manage the content of a file collection:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Add Content To File Collection Action](/release35/docs/add-content-to-file-collection) | This type of action can be used to add content (such as a report documents or external files) to the file collection. |
| [Remove All Content From File Collection Action](/release35/docs/remove-all-content-from-file-collection) | This type of action can be used to remove all files which are currently contained in a file collection. |

### Using File Collections

The following actions can be invoked to use file collections you have created and filled with content:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Save Content To File System Action](/release35/docs/save-content-to-file-system) | You can use this type of action to save a file collection to the file system. |
| [Send E-Mail Action](/release35/docs/send-e-mail) | This type of action can be used to send a file collection by e-mail. |
| [Upload Content To FTP Action](/release35/docs/upload-content-to-ftp) | This type of action can be used to upload a file collection to an FTP server. |
| [Upload Content To SharePoint](/release35/docs/upload-content-to-sharepoint) | You can use this type of action to upload a file collection to a SharePoint folder. |